Powder charge in .22lr

[Mungo]

I recently managed to put a handful of .22 bullets through the wash. Subsonics.

I decided it probably wouldn’t be a good idea to fire them, so out of curiosity I pulled them.

Initially I thought all the powder had dissolved in the washing cycle.

But each one did have a tiny amount in it when I looked closely.

So - what is the charge in a .22 subsonic load?

 

[shakey jake]

I recently managed to put a handful of .22 bullets through the wash. Subsonics.

I decided it probably wouldn’t be a good idea to fire them, so out of curiosity I pulled them.

Initially I thought all the powder had dissolved in the washing cycle.

But each one did have a tiny amount in it when I looked closely.

So - what is the charge in a .22 subsonic load?

Bullets or rounds?

 

[Trickyd66]

Now you have me wanting to pull one and weight it!!!!

 

[Smellydog]

2-5gn depending on type.

 

[Mungo]

Bullets or rounds?

F*cking tubes of brass with a lump of lead stuck in the end, containing a yet to be determined amount of propellant.

 

[Smellydog]

Do you want me to go weigh some for you?
I don't want anyone up all night...

 

[shakey jake]

F*cking tubes of brass with a lump of lead stuck in the end, containing a yet to be determined amount of propellant.

So rounds then

 

[Mungo]

Do you want me to go weigh some for you?
I don't want anyone up all night...

If you have nothing better to do

 

[Twodogs]

IIRC around a grain. Variable by manufacturer etc.

 

[Smellydog]

Fiochhi subsonic 1.3gn.
I was way off!

 

[Smellydog]

CCI standard 1.2gn.

 

[Smellydog]

Eley hv 1.7gn

 

[Heym SR20]

The original 22 Long Rifle of 1887 was a black powder cartridge, hence why it has a much lower volume of nitrogen powder as that is much more energy dense.

I recall reading the article below from two or three years ago. All about reloading 22 LR. Powder charges about 2 gn albeit for high velocity so subiies a bit less.

An NRA Shooting Sports Journal | Review: Cutting Edge Bullets .22 LR Reloading Kit

Are you a precision-obsessed competitive rimfire shooter? This is a .22 LR kit for you.

www.ssusa.org

 

[Apthorpe]

F*cking tubes of brass with a lump of lead stuck in the end, containing a yet to be determined amount of propellant.

Tubes? Or open̈- ended cylinders?

 

[Smellydog]

Tubes? Or open̈- ended cylinders?

Think he meant balloon head brass cups.

 

[Mungo]

Eley hv 1.7gn

Thank you!

 

[Mungo]

Tubes? Or open̈- ended cylinders?

You are, of course, entirely correct.

We must keep our heads in these matters.

 

[Mungo]

Think he meant balloon head brass cups.

Obviously. On the tip of my tongue…

Remind me what ‘balloon head’ means?

 

[Apthorpe]

Obviously. On the tip of my tongue…

Remind me what ‘balloon head’ means?

Possibly a similar term to "bell end"?

 

[Mungo]

Possibly a similar term to "bell end"?

According to AI it means overly conceited or arrogant.

Time to check out.